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ENGLISH P R O V E R B S with comparative adjectives
(selection)
Two precautions are better than one.
The longer the cord, the higher the kite flies.
“Imagination is more important than knowledge.” Albert Einstein
It’s easier said than done.
(but, in my views, in some cases it’s easier done than said).
The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.
Far away the fields look greener.
The pen is mightier than the sword.
Better an open enemy than a false friend.
(this is in stone, definitely, but, as English diligent learners,
we often have to deal with false friends, don’t we?).
“Wealth is like sea water, the more we drink, the thirstier we become and the same is true of fame.”
Arthur Schopenauer – German philosopher 1788 – 1860
